Non-refillable bottle.



UNITE STATES 1 'ATENT FFICEe IVILLIAM iIlNTON, OF HINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE O,. QUESENBERR Y, OF'SAME PLACE.

NON-REFILLABLE BO TTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,895, dated October 2, 19OQ. Application filed February v 1900. 'a'erial No. 4.811. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: the neck of the bottle. A cap or cover 7 fits Be it known that I, WILLIAM HINTON, a over the top of the bottle andis provided with citizen of the United States, residing at Hintwo inwardly-projecting lugs 8 of subs anton, in the county of Summers and State of tially the same thickness as the groove in the 5 WestVirginia, have invented a new and usecollar 2, and they are so arranged that when ful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the followthe cap is placed upon the top of the bottle the ing is a specification. lugs will enter the recess 3 and will enter the My invention relates to non-refillable botgroove in the collar when the cap has been tles; and it has for its object to produce a botforced inward far enough and is rotated upon IO tie in which it is impossible to gain access to the top of the bottle. After the spring has the cork without breaking some portion of been placed upon the neck of the bottle a the locking mechanism, and thereby destroy cylinder 9, preferably of glass or other suit the package in which the original goods were able material, is slipped over the spring and put upon the market, and thus indicating to is of a sufficient length to extend from the is the purchaser that the contents of the bottle shoulder 6 up to the under edge of the cap, or other package had not been placed therein and thereby prevent access being had to the by the original manufacturer or dealer. keys 4 after the cap has been placed in posi- With these objects in view my invention tion upon the bottle. consists in the improved construction and In using my improved non-refillable bottle 2o novel combination of parts of a bottle and the spring is inserted between the collar at locking mechanism therefor, as will be herethe top and the shoulder near the top of the inafter more fully set forth. body portion of the bottle, and the keys are In the accompanying drawings, in which loosely placed in the recess 3. The cap is then the same reference-numerals indicate correplaced above the top of the bottle, with the 25 sponding parts in each of the views in which projections 8 resting upon the tops of the keys, they occur, Figure 1 is a longitudinal secl and forced downward until the projections tional view of the neck of a bottle provided a have been brought to register with the groove with my improved locking mechanism in poin the collar, when the cap is rotated suffisition to be secured upon the bottle. Fig. 2 ciently to remove the projections from the 30 is a similar view with the locking mechanism tops of the keys, when the action of the spring in another position. Fig. 3 is a perspective will instantly force the keys longitudinally "F view of the neck of the bottle, and Fig. 4 is upward across the mouth of the groove in the an inverted perspective view of the cover or collar of the recess. In this position it is evicap. dent that it will be impossible to rotate the 35 Referring more particularly to the drawcap in either direction, so as to bring the proings, 1 indicates the neck of a bottle, which jections to register with the recess, and theremay be of any suitable size and dimensions, by it will be impossible to remove the cap to I the top of which is provided with an annugain access to the cork of the bottle without larly-grooved flange or collar 2, the opposite breaking some portion of the bottle. 0 4o sides of said collar being provided with radial Having thus fully described my invention, recesses 3. Seated within each of said rewhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by cessesisa longitudinally-movable lock or key Letters Patent of the United States, is- 4, the length of which is substantially equal 1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combinato the height of the collar 2. A spring 5 surtion, withabottle the neck of which is grooved 5 5 rounds the neck of the bottle, with its upper annularly and provided with longitudinal end bearing against the lower shoulder of the grooves in position to intersect the annular collar 2 and its lower end resting upon a groove, of longitudinally-movable keys in the shoulder 6. The lower ends of the keys 4 longitudinal grooves, acap provided with inrest upon the top of the spring and are norwardly-exteuding projections in position to [O0 50 mally forced upward until the upper ends of enter the annular groove and be locked therethe keys stand flush or even with the top of in by the keys, substantially as described.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with ahottle, the neck of which is annularly grooved near its upper end and provided with longitudinal grooves in position to intersect the annular groove, keys in said longitudinal grooves, a cap provided with inwardly-extending projections in position to enter the annular groove and be locked therein by the keys, a spring for holding the keys across the annular groove and a shield around the spring, substantially as described.

In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with a bottle the lower portion of the neck of which is shouldered and the upper end is provided with an annularly-grooved collar, said collar being provided with longi- 

